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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1921

39 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Federal Parliament

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 7

The Federal Parliament has been summoned to meet for the despatch. of business on 6th April…

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Federal Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 7

The Federal Parliament opened yesterday. It is expected that a censure motion will not be launched by Dr. Page, who has been…

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Federal Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 7

An amending Public Service Bill, which was introduced in the Senate yesterday, provides for the appointment of three Commissioners…

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Federal Parliament

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

The Federal Government was on Thursday defeated on a motion for adjournment by two votes. The adjournment was moved in the…

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Apples from Federal Capital. Exhibition at Federal Parliament

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

A broadside of apples was fired at the anti-Canberra forces last week. One of the stock arguments of the opponents of the capital is…

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Irish Parliament Sinn Fein Victory

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 4

The correspondent of the London "Times" at Dublin states that like elections for the Southern Irish Parliament passed off without…

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Irish Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 7

None of the Sinn Fein or Nationalist members attended the ning of the Northern Irish Parliament at Belfast…

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First Irish Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 4

The Northern Irish Parliament was opened on Tuesday at Belfast in the Council Chamber of the City Hall . There was a…

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Telegraphic NEWS. Thursday, 4 p.m. Federal Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 7

Sir Joseph Cook gave an outline of the financial position of tine Commonwealth Government in introducing a Supply Bill in the…

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Queensland Municipal Elections

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 7

The caucus appeal to the electors in favor of Socialistic rule in municipal affairs was emphatically rejected by the people of Queens…

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Queanbeyan Band. Election of Bandmaster

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 2

There was, a good roll of members in the bandroom last night when the half-yearly meeting of the Town Band was held…

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Maranoa Election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 4

The progress figures for the Maranoa Federal by-election when counting stopped on Saturday night were:—…

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Maranoa Election

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 7

The majority for Mr. Hunter, the Country party's candidate, for Maranoa by-election, was yesterday 1541. There are not quite…

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Telegraphic News. From Our Correspondent. Thursday, 4 p.m. West Sydney Election

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 7

Twelve names will probably be submitted in the West Sydney Labor selection ballot. They are :—Aid. Lambert, Randolph Bedford,…

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West Sydney Election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 6

Mr. J. K. Powell, organiser for the Taxpayers' Association of New South Wales, has decided to stand as a tax reform candidate for West…

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West Sydney Election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1921 · page 5

The Labor preseleetion ballot for this seat took place on Saturday, and resulted as follows:— W. H. Lambert, 668; Con. Wallace,…

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Municipal By-election

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 August 1921 · page 2

By an overwhelming majority Mr. J.G. Harris was elected to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the local Municipal…

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State Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 4

It is proposed by the Government to group all State industrial undertakings under one Ministerial head…

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Opening of Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 5

The N.S.W. Assembly was reopened, after the longest recess on record, on Tuesday by the Governor…

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Telegraphic News. Thursday, 4 p.m. PARLIAMENT

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 7

In the Assembly the debate in reply to the Governor's opening address was resumed. Mr Fuller delivered a lengthy speech, and…

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